Reed-organ



(No Model.)

J. GOURVILLE 8: G. T. DAVIS.

REED ORGAN.

No. 266,435. Patented Oct. 24, 1882.

z.- a 1) -'D C I e F If tr! WITNESSES INVENTOR i;1 rney UNITED STATESPATENT ()FFICE JOSEPH OOURVILLE AND GEORGE T. DAVIS, OF DETROIT,MICHIGAN.

REED-ORGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,435, dated October24;, 1882,

Application filed August 18, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Josnrn UOURVILLE andGEORGE T. DAVIS, of Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Reed-Organs; and we declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, suchas will enable others skilled in the artto which it pertains to make anduse it, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

Our invention consists of the combinations of devices and applianceshereinafter specified, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of an apparatusembodying our invention in an erect position. Fig. 2 is a perspec tiveview of the same when folded. Fig. 3 is an end view, showing the pedalmechanism in section.

The object of our invention is to provide a musical organ which may befolded up in compact shape and convenient size for easy transportation.This object we accomplish in the manner and by the means which we willnow proceed to describe in detail.

In carrying out our invention, A represents an ordinary organ-box,containing any suitable reed-organ mechanism.

Our invention relates rather to the supporting and pedal mechanism andthe. flexible tube connecting the feeders with the reservoir A, exceptthat we prefer to reverse the position of the reeds, so as to force theair through them from underneath, instead of sucking the air throughthem from above, as is donein organs as commonly constructed.

B represents folding legs, secured to the orgait-box by suitable hinges,l), and to the stand I ard box or base 0 by suitable hinges, b, in

such a manner that the legs may be folded inward.

6 represents suitable hinges, located in any convenient part of thelegs, but preferably midway ot' the extremities of the legs B,permitting the upper and lower portions of the legs to lap together.

D and D are pedals.

E and E are bellows or feeders located underneath the pedals.

1 is a valve-box, provided with feed-tubes f and f, communicating withthe bellows, respectively. Each of said tubes is provided with anair-valve, e and '0, the construction being such that when one pedal isdepressed the valve in the tube communicating with the opposite bellowsis closed, while the valve in the tube communicating therewith isopened, and vice versa, by which means air is iorccd into the flexibletube. G, which communicates with the valve-box F and the reservoir A.

H is a brace supported at each end by an arm, H, pivoted to the base.Said brace, when raised in proper position, serves to keep the legserect; or it may be dropped down out of the way of the legs, so thatthey may be folded together.

The operation of the device will now be on derstood. As itis evidentthat by using a flexible tube to communicate the air to the reservoir A,and by providing the legs with the folding mechanism described, theorgan-box A and the standard box or base 0 maybe brought together,iu'closing the legs, pedals, bellows, and the flexible air-tube betweenthem. This renders the device easy of trans portation.

This folding mechanism and arraugemcutof the bellows and the llexibleair-tube may be used with an organ of any desired size.

What we claim is- 1. In a reed-organ, the combination of an organ-box,A, and a box or base, 0, united together by hinged and folding supports13, with footpedals in the box or base, bellows arranged under thepedals, an air-chamber in the organbox, and a flexible tube serving toconnect the bellows under the pedals with theair-chamber in theorgan-box, substantially as desctibed.

2. A folding reed-organ consisting essentially of the followingelements, to wit: an upper organ-box containing the reed air-chamher, abox or base provided with foot-pedals and beliows under the pedals,toldinglegs permanently connecting the Organ-box with the box or baseand adapted to fold within the latter over the pedals to permit theorgan-box to descend and be supported by the box or base, and a tlexibletube connecting the bellows under the pedals with the air-chambcrin theorgan-box, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH OOURVILLE. GEORGE T. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, J. EDWARD WARREN.

